sweep·stakes /-ˌsteks/
賭金的獨得,賭金獨得賽馬,總賭金,比賽
Sweep·stakes n.
1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
2. sing. ∨ pl. The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed.
3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.
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sweepstakes
n : a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by
the participants [syn: sweepstake]